Dana Altman Starts Bringing in the Big Boys: Welcome Jabari Brown

So Oregon lands another 5-star player. But this time it's not a football player. No, it's Jabari Brown, a deep shooting tough as nails off-guard from Oakland, CA. The nation's fifth rated player at that spot turned down offers from Kansas, Arizona, California, Arizona State, and Washington. Brown is 6' 5", and 205lbs. and built like a truck but has a soft shot to go with his physique.

Brown is the 22nd rated player at any position nationally in this year's recruiting class. You can see a quick clip of his skills on this film. Solid mechanics on his jumper, the ability to finish around the rim and some tenacity in that he's unwilling to let the defender stop him at the first point of resistance. Here's another if you want to see more of Brown's game.

Brown will be the premier player in Altman's first class, but Altman's also rounding it out with other players who are way above average. First, there's Austin Kuemper from Westview High, a 6' 9", 210lb. forward was the first. Kuemper a three-star player and the 22nd rated player at his position nationally.

There's Brett Kingma, a slick 3-star, 6' 1" point guard from Mill Creek, WA who was recruited to play the point and one of his heroes is Luke Ridnour. BYU, Boston College and Washington also offered Kingma.

And there's combo guard Bruce Barron from Carbondale, Illinois. A 6' 4", 205lbs. with the ability to shoot it, penetrate, and defend on the perimeter.